07.22 Two APS Schools to Host Back-to-School Community Celebrations, Saturday

ATLANTA PUBLIC SCHOOLS
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Jasmine Mosley, Media Relations Manager
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                
July 22, 2021

Two APS Schools to Host Back-to-School Community Celebrations, Saturday

John Lewis Invictus Academy, Finch Elementary School to kick off the school year with community festivals

ATLANTA – Atlanta Public Schools students will head back to class on Monday, August 1, but John Lewis Invictus Academy and Finch Elementary School are getting their school spirit started early.

Both will host community festivals on Saturday (July 23). 

John Lewis Invictus Academy, in partnership with the Grove Park Foundation, will host the schools’ second annual Family Fun Day, noon to 3 p.m. The event will feature free food, music and entertainment, prizes, athletic competitions and other games. Officials from the Atlanta Braves Foundation and Braves mascot Blooper will be in attendance, as will the Atlanta Falcons Cheerleaders and mascot Freddie the Falcon. 

Also, the Grove Park Foundation will provide free workshops for entrepreneurs and other community partners will educate the community on the various goods and services they provide. Students will be able to pick up their class schedules as well.

Finch Elementary, with help from the Oakland City Community Organization and Cathedral of Faith, will host a campus beautification celebration, 8 a.m. to noon. Volunteers will paint, plant flowers, lay mulch and complete other outdoor campus improvement projects. 

WHAT:           John Lewis Invictus Academy and Finch Elementary School will host community celebrations to launch the 2022-2023 school year.

WHEN:          Saturday, July 23
8 AM to Noon at Finch Elementary
Noon to 3 PM at John Lewis Invictus Academy 

WHERE:        Finch Elementary School (1114 Avon Avenue, SW)
                        John Lewis Invictus Academy (1890 Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway, NW)

 

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